Convinced of the truth that we will become what we focus on. Therefore we focus on beholding Christ in the hope that we will become like Him.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Reformation Day

Oct. 31 1517, an Augustinian Monk nailed a set of theses for debate on the Wittenberg Church door, little suspecting that the world would never again be the same. The Monk's name was Martin Luther and his theses were the beginning of the recovery of the Gospel for the Christian world.

We moderns tend to think of this day as costumes and candy, but we as Christians have shamefully forgotten our heritage. We have forgotten that the Gospel, though never entirely lost, had been pushed into the shadows and God then used Luther to bring His Gospel back into the center. Let us never forget what God did through Luther and the reformers, let us never forget the courage they showed against the Holy Roman Empire. We should be thankful for the sacrifices the made.

I am deeply thankful for what Luther did (and consistently amused by him), and I was wondering how you celebrate this day if you do. And if you haven't in the past do you have any idea's. To give an example my family watches the Luther movie every year on this day. How about you feel free to share, I would like to hear some idea's.

Just One Beholding

I am the senior Pastor of the Sidney Missionary Baptist Church. I am happily married to Edna and am the Father of Esther and Sophia. I attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2002 to 2008. Some of my favorite authors are John Piper, C.S. Lewis, Francis Schaeffer, Andrew Fuller, C. H. Spurgeon, J. C. Ryle, Alan Jacobs, and Jerry Bridges. I also love US history, presidential history, and Military history. And I'm a sports junkie.